30 Bible Verses about Preparation
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Be prepared, yea, prepare for thee, Thou and all thine assemblies who are assembled unto thee, And thou hast been to them for a guard.
and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be;
A horse is prepared for a day of battle, And the deliverance is of Jehovah!
for of Him we are workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to good works, which God did before prepare, that in them we may walk.
Thou arrangest before me a table, Over-against my adversaries, Thou hast anointed with oil my head, My cup is full!
'Lo, I am sending a messenger before thee to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee in unto the place which I have prepared;
and having the feet shod in the preparation of the good-news of the peace;
If thou -- thou hast prepared thy heart, And hast spread out unto Him thy hands,
And now evening having come, seeing it was the preparation, that is, the fore-sabbath,
if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master -- to every good work having been prepared,
Therefore, thus I do to thee, O Israel, at last, Because this I do to thee, Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.
And Jehovah appointeth a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah is in the bowels of the fish three days and three nights.
Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
Proclaim ye this among nations, Sanctify a war, stir up the mighty ones, Come nigh, come up, let all the men of war.
but, according as it hath been written, 'What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him -- '
Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;
and I, John, saw the holy city -- new Jerusalem -- coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;
Jehovah, at morning Thou hearest my voice, At morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.
And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare -- to whom shall they be?
Of man are arrangements of the heart, And from Jehovah an answer of the tongue.
And thou, son of man, make to thee vessels of removal, and remove by day before their eyes, and thou hast removed from thy place unto another place before their eyes, it may be they consider, for a rebellious house they are.
By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, did prepare an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he did condemn the world, and of the righteousness according to faith he became heir.
preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,
A voice is crying -- in a wilderness -- Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God.
Lo, I am sending My messenger, And he hath prepared a way before Me, And suddenly come in unto his temple Doth the Lord whom ye are seeking, Even the messenger of the covenant, Whom ye are desiring, Lo, he is coming, said Jehovah of Hosts.
for if also an uncertain sound a trumpet may give, who shall prepare himself for battle?
Wherefore, coming into the world, he saith, 'Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not will, and a body Thou didst prepare for me,
by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;
From Thematic Bible
Preparation » Day of
And on the morrow that is after the preparation, were gathered together the chief priests, and the Pharisees, unto Pilate,
And now evening having come, seeing it was the preparation, that is, the fore-sabbath,
and it was the preparation of the passover, and as it were the sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews, 'Lo, your king!'
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Treasures of goodness
How abundant is Thy goodness, That Thou hast laid up for those fearing Thee,
Even from antiquity men have not heard, They have not given ear, Eye hath not seen a God save Thee, He doth work for those waiting for Him.
And Jehovah God appointeth a gourd, and causeth it to come up over Jonah, to be a shade over his head, to give deliverance to him from his affliction, and Jonah rejoiceth because of the gourd with great joy.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A heavenly home
in the house of my Father are many mansions; and if not, I would have told you; I go on to prepare a place for you;
but now they long for a better, that is, an heavenly, wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for He did prepare for them a city.
but, according as it hath been written, 'What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him -- '
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A glorious inheritance
'Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
and he sent his servant at the hour of the supper to say to those having been called, Be coming, because now are all things ready.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel speaketh unto all the house of Israel, saying, 'If with all your heart ye are turning back unto Jehovah -- turn aside the gods of the stranger from your midst, and Ashtaroth; and prepare your heart unto Jehovah, and serve Him only, and He doth deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.'
but good things have been found with thee, for thou hast put away the shrines out of the land, and hast prepared thy heart to seek God.'
Preparation » Spiritual » Abandonment of idols
And Samuel speaketh unto all the house of Israel, saying, 'If with all your heart ye are turning back unto Jehovah -- turn aside the gods of the stranger from your midst, and Ashtaroth; and prepare your heart unto Jehovah, and serve Him only, and He doth deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.'
but good things have been found with thee, for thou hast put away the shrines out of the land, and hast prepared thy heart to seek God.'
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No entrance into heaven without cleansing
And answer did one of the elders, saying to me, 'These, who have been arrayed with the white robes -- who are they, and whence came they?' and I have said to him, 'Sir, thou hast known;' and he said to me, 'These are those who are coming out of the great tribulation, and they did wash their robes, and they made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb;
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Cleansing of God's temple
and they gather their brethren, and sanctify themselves, and come in, according to the command of the king in the matters of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah,
Preparation » Spiritual » Cleansing of God's temple
and they gather their brethren, and sanctify themselves, and come in, according to the command of the king in the matters of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah,
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No water for the army until ditches were dug
and he saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, Make this valley ditches -- ditches; for thus said Jehovah, Ye do not see wind, nor do ye see rain, and that valley is full of water, and ye have drunk -- ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Personal purification
if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master -- to every good work having been prepared,
Preparation » Spiritual » Personal purification
if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master -- to every good work having been prepared,
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No oil until the vessels were gathered
And he saith, 'Go, ask for thee vessels from without, from all thy neighbours -- empty vessels -- let them not be few; and thou hast entered, and shut the door upon thee, and upon thy sons, and hast poured out into all these vessels, and the full ones thou dost remove.'
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » A spiritual feast
Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things are ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts;
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No healing until the leper had dipped seven times
and Elisha sendeth unto him a messenger, saying, 'Go, and thou hast washed seven times in Jordan, and thy flesh doth turn back to thee -- and be thou clean.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No reconciliation without repentance
And also now -- an affirmation of Jehovah, Turn ye back unto Me with all your heart, And with fasting, and with weeping, And with lamentation. And rend your heart, and not your garments, And turn back unto Jehovah your God, For gracious and merciful is He, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, And He hath repented concerning the evil.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No harvest until the ground had been broken up
Sow for yourselves in righteousness, Reap according to loving-kindness, Till for yourselves tillage of knowledge, To seek Jehovah, Till he come and shew righteousness to you.
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No messiah until the way had been prepared
A voice is crying -- in a wilderness -- Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God.
Preparation » Divine preparation for the needs of believers » Overflowing blessings
Thou arrangest before me a table, Over-against my adversaries, Thou hast anointed with oil my head, My cup is full!
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No resurrection until the stone is removed
Jesus saith, 'Take ye away the stone;' the sister of him who hath died -- Martha -- saith to him, 'Sir, already he stinketh, for he is four days dead;'
Preparation » For blessings spiritual preparation, steps required in » Returning unto the lord
and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'
Preparation » Spiritual » Returning unto the lord
and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No vision without obedience
'Go away, wash at the pool of Siloam,' which is, interpreted, Sent. He went away, therefore, and did wash, and came seeing;
Salt » Illustrative » Preparation » The wicked » For destruction
for every one with fire shall be salted, and every sacrifice with salt shall be salted.
Topics on Preparation
Death, Preparation For
Psalm 39:4Cause me to know, O Jehovah, mine end, And the measure of my days -- what it is,' I know how frail I am.
Preparation For Burial
John 12:7Jesus, therefore, said, 'Suffer her; for the day of my embalming she hath kept it,
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